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Cape Canaveral Marinas Capt Marc at 8:16pm 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1231 I plan to take my Bene 350 from Miami to Cape Canaveral to watch a Shuttle Launch. I've seen a launc
Mushroom anchor chemainus at 7:54pm 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/5120 This might be a silly question but why would it not be a good idea to tie a mushroom anchor in to th
Inflating a dingy Niord 355 at 6:25pm 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1775 My boat came with 3 ways to inflate the dingy, a foot pump, an electric pump, and a large diameter d
Bilge pump hose? jackhartjr at 5:46pm 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1551 Hi folks, any reason I can't replare the hose from the bilge pump to the through hull with a heavier
Does anybody have experience with "Idasailor" rudders? SeaTR at 4:16pm 02.06.09 Smaller Boats 12/3358 I'm looking at rudder options for my salvage 1981 Hunter 22 that did not have its rudder assembly wh
Bottom Paint-Drying Time Before 2nd Coat BrianW at 2:44pm 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 9/18433 Hi All: I'm giving my Hunter 26 a bottom paint job with Interlux Micron CSC. I've read some bottom p
North Channel-Lake Huron flip at 12:36pm 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3162 Hi, we are planning to sail in the North Channel this summer and we are wondering which cruising gui
Has anyone converted their hunter 34 from CNG to LPG? kevinkahl75 at 11:45am 02.06.09 Big Boats 5/1688 What size of tank did you use and where did you put it. :confused:
Hose dilemma Roger Long at 10:12am 02.06.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2788 Back in 2005 when I first refitted the boat and didn't know any better or that there was a Headmiste
Heave-to...sharing experience Franklin at 8:33am 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4051 I know we talked a lot about this in other threads and that's where I got the idea to try a drag dev
Important recall for EPIRBS and liferafts tweitz at 7:37am 02.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1478
Boom rigging Photo? Boompa at 5:18am 02.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1337 OK, first off I don't own a Catalina. I own a Morgan OI 30 and know that if I posted the question 't
Jazz reverie T37 Phil at 4:30am 02.06.09 Sails Call Lounge 3/4689
Looking for a Bangor Punta produced O'Day Raparee at 3:24pm 02.05.09 Bigger Boats 7/2462 I am looking to replace my powerboat, since I'm a long time sailor, really miss sailing and have hea
Is this coupler ok? (1) Bazzer at 1:39pm 02.05.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3550 This is the coupler on our Newport that the Surveyor reported two weeks ago as "Good" Now it looks l
Buying a 92 Macgregor 26S pro's and cons? qcovefishing at 1:19pm 02.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/37950 I am thinking of buying a 92 Macgregor 26S and am new to sailing. I have been around boats all my l
Need Hatch Cover Replacement Jboucher at 12:53pm 02.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1624 I have an Oday 19" on which the Hatch covers have become fairly badly weathered. I would like to rep
Gennaker jdanpatterson at 11:02am 02.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1993 I am thinking of buying a North Sails gennaker G3. Does anyone have any experience rigging such a s
Autohelm Captain_Mike at 10:57am 02.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1117 Has anyone instaaled an autohelm on their 26M ' ifso,What model ?
Tethers (3) Bob S at 10:34am 02.05.09 Ask All Sailors 30/6932 When my boat see's water this spring it will be for the second season under my ownership. It seems l

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Defender Sold mermike at 6:00pm 02.18.22 Welp, another one down the tubes.
Greatest knot tying in the world mermike at 5:59pm 02.18.22 I don't know why but that really made my day.
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? dlochner at 5:58pm 02.18.22 Have you looked a Lewmar?
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Davidasailor26 at 5:11pm 02.18.22 From the look of the photo of the mast base plug it seems like there are big holes for water to esca
Greatest knot tying in the world Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 02.18.22 Maybe. But the real test is if you can untie it after the tide comes in. :biggrin:
Balmar battery monitor and ACR dlochner at 4:47pm 02.18.22 I assume you are talking about an SG200 from Balmar. A good battery monitor is key to understanding
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 4:39pm 02.18.22 I like SBO as a source. Before I bought from SBO, I established an account with Fisheries Supply in
A few Hunter 306 questions jssailem at 4:29pm 02.18.22 Got info from @Joe Before you start to furl the main, remember you eased the outhaul to add powe
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 4:25pm 02.18.22 Nice one Greg.
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft (1) jssailem at 4:24pm 02.18.22 202742 I saw this image today and shuddered. The waves were not enough, there has to be lightening
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft jssailem at 4:21pm 02.18.22
2022 PacificNW Weather Update jssailem at 4:20pm 02.18.22 We knew it was coming. The little rodent said. 6 more weeks of winter. The forecast says, Mother na
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 3:46pm 02.18.22 There is not a lot of water under that keel. -Will
Precision 23 outboard power Tom J at 3:19pm 02.18.22 I had a 6hp on a 23' O'Day. It was sufficient, but not great. I ended up with a 9.9hp 4 stroke Ya
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 3:14pm 02.18.22
Sole Refinish Question Mechone at 3:05pm 02.18.22 I did mine and it came up like glass(gloss finish) ,no sand paper used steel wool 4 different gra
Rudder repairs racenmotorsports at 3:03pm 02.18.22 No. I may have not been clear. The cassette is fine 1/4" stainless and all. The elongated hole is
A few Hunter 306 questions Joe at 2:40pm 02.18.22 Most weather or lee helm issues can be solved through trim correction. So a good sail trim guide (D
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 2:34pm 02.18.22 I had a C-30 for about 8 years. They definitely are great boats. Good on ya that the sails are in us
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 2:07pm 02.18.22 I appreciate the advice on the pressure washer, and I am well versed on its use with fiberglass. I a

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